Steering column for automotive
AssigneeHl Mando Corporation
InventorsJong Han Kim, Sang Hyun Park
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Abstract
According to various example embodiments, there is provided a steering column for an automotive vehicle including, an inner tube 100 surrounding a steering shaft 120, an outer tube 110 into which the inner tube 100 is inserted, a nut screw 230 mounted on the outside of the outer tube 110 and fixed to the inner tube 100, and a first lead screw 210 which is inserted into the nut screw 230 and screwed therein and is rotated by a motor. In the steering column for the automotive vehicle, the nut screw 230 and the inner tube 100 are transferred together by translational motion by rotation of the first lead screw 210.
Claims12
A steering column for an automotive vehicle comprising:
- an inner tube surrounding a steering shaft;
- an outer tube into which the inner tube is inserted;
- a nut screw mounted on an outside of the outer tube and fixed to the inner tube;
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- a first lead screw inserted into the nut screw and screwed in the nut screw, the first lead screw configured to be rotatable by a motor,
- wherein the nut screw and the inner tube are configured to be linearly translatable together by rotation of the first lead screw,
- wherein a slot plate is fixed to an inner surface of the inner tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.